Replacing Body Parts : see ears,hearts and lungs from PBS

Replacing Body Parts : see ears,hearts and lungs from PBS Custom-made hearts, lungs, kidneys, and other organs could revolutionize organ transplantation click to watch a short video about Replacing Body Parts

New valve replacement surgeries for lungs

New valve replacement surgeries for lungs DUBAI: Two patients, who suffered from progressive lung disease or severe emphysema and respiratory failure, were healed through valve replacement surgeries, a first-of-its-kind in the region, at the pulmonary unit of Dubai’s Rashid Hospital. The procedure, known as “endo-bronchial valve placement via bronchoscopy,” was performed on the two patients, aged 65 and 70 years, who suffered from lung hyperinflation, chronic emphysema, shortness of breath and respiratory failure due to smoking. Each procedure took about 45 minutes and was performed under local anaesthesia. The valves were successfully placed within the inflated lung by an endoscope and the patients were discharged within a day, said Dr Bassam Mahboub, consultant and head of Pulmonary Medicine Unit in Rashid Hospital. The therapeutic interventions were very successful and the patients left hospital the next day, he added. “Both the patients were smokers and their overall health and quality of life deteriorated to the level where medication alone would not suffice. They urgently needed medical intervention,” Dr Mahboub pointed out. He warned that smokers are at risk of chronic lung diseases ten times more than non-smokers. “The air sacs of smokers become inflated as a result of continuous smoking over the years. This results in difficulty in inhaling the air and weakening of the air walls, due to accumulation of chemicals and tobacco tar.” “Previously, surgery has been the treatment for emphysema, but with a success rate of only 50 per cent along with high possibilities of serious complications, whereas this new surgical procedure has resulted in a success rate of 95 per cent along with the possibility of discharging the patient within 24-48 hours of surgery,” he noted. Rashid Hospital is considered to be the first healthcare institution to implement and adopt this technology in the Middle East region, Asia and Africa. “This type of procedure is performed mainly in Germany and the United States. Introducing it in the UAE, the authorities are now looking at the possibility of applying this technique to all age groups; however, it mainly benefits elderly smokers who suffer from severe deterioration of the lungs,” Dr Mahboub concluded. see this new surgery for emphysema suffers

Easier Procedure for Emphysema, 5th US person

Easier Procedure for Emphysema

In this medical video learn about the fifth person in the US to have a new easier lung saving procedure shows Dr. Gerard Criner at the Temple Lung Center.

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Procedure for lungs | breathing with emphysema

Looks like a new approach to reduce the total amount of damaged alveoli a quick video of this new procedure for lungs | breathing with emphysema

Breathe Easy AZ

Breathe Easy AZ Breathe Easy Arizona Now a national model for lung disease programs, the COPD Collaborative Program is funded by a grant from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Program goals include provider education, raising COPD awareness across Arizona, working with decision-makers to influence systemic change, and creating a forum for Arizona’s diverse COPD community. The Arizona COPD Coalition was created to provide not only a forum for the COPD community but to build energy in patient education. Respiratory Rallies began in Phoenix and Tucson in 2008 and evolved into a wide range of patient and provider education events, known as the Healthy Lung Expo, offered throughout the state. Coalition members have become active leaders for these educational events and have become an integral force in raising awareness of COPD through a presence in the program’s media campaign and public speaking. The COPD Collaborative Program and the coalition play an important role in serving those who are impacted by COPD all across the state. To learn more, please contact the program staff. see the official breathe easy az

a generic version of ADVAIR ? Seroflo

 a generic version of ADVAIR ?


The country's second largest drug firm Cipla has been in favour of alliances to grow its footprint. It has joined hands with the world's largest generic company Teva to sell its products in certain markets. This alliance could turn out to be the most critical for Cipla, reports CNBC-TV18's Archana Shukla.
The partnership, which begins for the Russian market, sees Teva provide the marketing muscle to sell Cipla's key inhaler brand Seroflo. Seroflo is the generic version of GSK's USD 8 billion combination inhaler brand Advair.




 see article on this Russian generic from generic major Teva